Reprod Health. 2017 Aug 8;14(1):92. doi: 10.1186/s12978-017-0351-0. Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants – a cross-sectional study in Sweden Wahlberg A, Johnsdotter S, Ekholm Selling K, Källestål C, Essén B ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Pricking, classified as female genital cutting (FGC) type IV by the World Health Organization, isContinue reading “Factors associated with the support of pricking (female genital cutting type IV) among Somali immigrants – a cross-sectional study in Sweden”
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Experiences from pregnancy and childbirth related to female genital mutilation among Eritrean immigrant women in Sweden.
Midwifery. 2008 Jun;24(2):214-25. Epub 2007 Feb 21. Experiences from pregnancy and childbirth related to female genital mutilation among Eritrean immigrant women in Sweden. Lundberg PC, Gerezgiher A. Department of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden. Pranee.Lundberga@pubcare.uu.se OBJECTIVE: to explore Eritrean immigrant women’s experiences of female genital mutilation (FGM) during pregnancy, childbirth andContinue reading “Experiences from pregnancy and childbirth related to female genital mutilation among Eritrean immigrant women in Sweden.”
The encounters that rupture the myth: contradictions in midwives´descriptions and explanations of circumcised women immigrants´sexuality
Health Care Women Int. 2004 25(8): 743-760. 10.1080/07399330490475593 The encounters that rupture the myth: contradictions in midwives´descriptions and explanations of circumcised women immigrants´sexuality Leval A, Widmark C, Tishelman C, Ahlberg BM ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to analyze how Swedish midwives (n = 26) discuss sexuality in circumcised African women patients. In focus groups and interviews, discussions concentrated on careContinue reading “The encounters that rupture the myth: contradictions in midwives´descriptions and explanations of circumcised women immigrants´sexuality”
“Never My Daughters”: A Qualitative Study Regarding Attitude Change Toward Female Genital Cutting Among Ethiopian and Eritrean Families in Sweden
Health Care Women Int. 2009 30(1-2): 114-133 “Never My Daughters”: A Qualitative Study Regarding Attitude Change Toward Female Genital Cutting Among Ethiopian and Eritrean Families in Sweden Johnsdotter S, Moussa K, Carlbom A, Aregai R, Birgitta Essén B ABSTRACT To explore attitudes toward female genital cutting (FGC) in a migration perspective, qualitative interviews were conducted with men and women from Ethiopia and Eritrea in Sweden. We found firmContinue reading ““Never My Daughters”: A Qualitative Study Regarding Attitude Change Toward Female Genital Cutting Among Ethiopian and Eritrean Families in Sweden”
Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting
Health Care for Women International. 2006 (27)8709-722 Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting Leila Tamaddon, Sara Johnsdotter, Jerker Liljestrand &Birgitta Essén ABSTRACT We sought to evaluate the experiences and knowledge of health care providers in Sweden regarding female genital cutting (FGC) as a health issue. Questionnaires (n = 2,707) were sent to providers inContinue reading “Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting”
No association between female circumcision and prolonged labour: a case control study of immigrant women giving birth in Sweden
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology. 2005 Aug;121(2):182-185 No association between female circumcision and prolonged labour: a case control study of immigrant women giving birth in Sweden Essén B, Sjöberg N, Gudmundsson S, Östergren, Lindqvist PG ABSTRACT Objective: Several authors’ associate female genital circumcision with obstructed and prolonged labour, but the World Health Organization recently stated that noContinue reading “No association between female circumcision and prolonged labour: a case control study of immigrant women giving birth in Sweden”
Female genital mutilation among antenatal care and contraceptive advice attendees in Sweden.
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2008;87(7):716-22. Female genital mutilation among antenatal care and contraceptive advice attendees in Sweden. Litorp H, Franck M, Almroth L. Division of International Health/IHCAR, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. helena.litorp@vgregion.se OBJECTIVE: To explore knowledge of, attitudes toward and practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) among women originally from countries where FGM is customaryContinue reading “Female genital mutilation among antenatal care and contraceptive advice attendees in Sweden.”
Being different and vulnerable: experiences of immigrant African women who have been circumcised and sought maternity care in Sweden.
J Transcult Nurs. 2006 Jan;17(1):50-7. Being different and vulnerable: experiences of immigrant African women who have been circumcised and sought maternity care in Sweden. Berggren V, Bergström S, Edberg AK. Karolinska Institute, Sweden. ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to explore the encounters with the health care system in Sweden of women from Somalia,Continue reading “Being different and vulnerable: experiences of immigrant African women who have been circumcised and sought maternity care in Sweden.”
[Genital mutilation of children is an offence. Do health services have a sufficient knowledge to see the problem?]
Lakartidningen. 2005 May 23-29;102(21):1637-8, 1640, 1642-3. [Genital mutilation of children is an offence. Do health services have a sufficient knowledge to see the problem?]. [Article in Swedish] Holmgren H, Almroth L, Berggren V, Bergström S. Barn- och ungdomskliniken, Centralsjukhuset, Kristianstad. ABSTRACT There are contradicting opinions whether female genital cutting (FGC) takes place in Sweden. TheContinue reading “[Genital mutilation of children is an offence. Do health services have a sufficient knowledge to see the problem?]”
[Shortages in the management of genitally mutilated pregnant women in Swedish health care. Time to shift the focus from women’s genitals to their whole being]
Lakartidningen. 2004 Sep 23;101(39):3003-4, 3006. [Shortages in the management of genitally mutilated pregnant women in Swedish health care. Time to shift the focus from women’s genitals to their whole being]. [Article in Swedish] Essén B, Johnsdotter S. Institutionen för obstetrik och gynekologi, Universitetssjukhuset MAS, Malmö. birgitta.essen@obst.mas.lu.se Comment in Lakartidningen. 2004 Oct 7;101(41):3193-4; author reply 3194.Continue reading “[Shortages in the management of genitally mutilated pregnant women in Swedish health care. Time to shift the focus from women’s genitals to their whole being]”
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